Army’s Gray Eagle Prepping For Multi-Domain Operations
3/6/2020
By Connie Lee
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is upgrading the Army’s long-endurance, medium-altitude Gray Eagle drone so it can be a big player in future multi-domain operations.
As an armed unmanned aerial system with a maximum speed of 150 knots, the Gray Eagle is a multipurpose platform that provides capabilities such as reconnaissance, surveillance, intelligence, target acquisition, communications relay and electronic warfare.
The service completed operational testing and began fielding the extended range variant in 2018 and 2019. The service has an Army acquisition objective of 204 aircraft, according to fiscal year 2021 budget documents.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/3/6/armys-gray-eagle-prepping-for-multi-domain-operations
